Discourage and Scorn

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Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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Scorn and discourage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scorn" instead a verb "Discourage".

Scorn verb - To show contempt for.

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Discourage and scorn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Scorn".

Nearby Words: scornful, scorned, scornfully, scorning

idea	discourage idea	scorn idea
humans	discourage humans	scorn humans

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